Here we are again — another day, another treatise on why you should venture outside of your comfort zone, stylistically speaking. Today’s [unlikely] hero item? Pedal pushers, the ultimate neither-here-nor-there pants.

Pedal pushers, capris, XXL bike shorts — whatever you want to call them, the form-fitting cut-offs were originally designed for cyclists who needed free range of motion/not to get grease all over their full-length bottoms. In the 50s and 60s, Jackie Kennedy and Audrey Hepburn — known for their simple, sophisticated tastes — styled the cut with classic turtlenecks and tees. Britney Spears wore a lavender pair in one of her famous 90s-era “Got Milk” ads. There were capris in J.Lo’s mid-2000s clothing line Sweetface. Needless to say, the style was huge among tweens. (Limited Too, anyone?)

In 2014, Phoebe Philo gave pedal pushers her high-fashion stamp of approval. Whilst graciously dodging a red carpet interview at the Time 100 Gala, the former Céline designer encouraged the Cut’s reporter to “Look at all these fabulous people here. You should be talking to them. Look at Martha! Look at Martha’s outfit. Write about that. It’s fantastic.” Martha (Stewart) was wearing gold bedazzled pedal pushers.

In 2016, pedal pushers made an unexpected appearance on the Spring 2017 Dior runway. But it was only last September that they really made their comeback.

Celebrity style soothsayers are already on board with the trend. While the aforementioned designers (save for D&G) stuck with black or white pedal pushers that might easily replace our everyday jeans, Kim Kardashian West, Kristen Stewart and Bella Hadid seem to feel that a modern capri look calls bold prints (plaid) and fabrics (sequins, velvet). Per Hadid’s stylist Elizabeth Sulcer, “Pedal pushers are flattering because they show off your legs in a different, more discreetly sexy way and they look great with heels.” Note: they also look great with a (structured or oversized) button-down, polo, jacket or overcoat that offsets their thigh-hugging silhouette.

Sadly, mass-market retailers are a tad behind on this one — you won’t find the slightly odd trouser length in many places yet. For the moment, we recommend going the athleisure route with Lululemon, Nike, etc. Below, we’ve rounded up a few first-out-the-gate options.

Cordelia Tai is a freelance staff writer at theFashionSpot. Her work has appeared on Refinery29 and the Huffington Post, among others. Ultimately, she plans to segue into fashion merchandising so that she can (judiciously) online shop for a living.